Archive for February, 2009
Once again
The Mahogany trees burst into new leaf… bit earlier than that last year though. And the birds are all back….
A Red-vented Bulbul
[Pixel-peepers: read this]
Driving back home on this warm [hot!] spring day and the “Red Silk Cotton Tree” [Bombax ceiba] is in full bloom showing off its glory. The birds flocking to suck up the nectar offered by the large red flowers. Got my gear, and set up a tripod at the side of the street attracting a [...]
A week into Spring [9th day actually...it is the 9th of "Falgun" here]… and the Mahogany pods are beginning burst and shed their whirly-bird seeds…
… and the birds are having a ball
Ah, I should have known [I did, actually!] that this eclipse would not be dramatic and in fact the darkening of the moon was barely discernible…. so I packed up my gear and came back down to a nice hot meal.
4 image sequence from 7:32:44 to 7:41:44 PM Dhaka Bangladesh local time, of the moon [...]
The first of four penumbral lunar eclipses for 2009 will happen tomorrow the 9th Feb.
The moon looks nice an plump today and was clearly visible in the Eastern sky even at 5:15 PM today.
Tomorrow’s eclipse will start at 18:38 Bangladesh local time, it will be much darker at that time and the visibility is expected [...]
Afternoon boredom… Lensbaby at hand….make a few images of the view from the “10 minute break” balcony outside my office room……
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Boredom gone….images made…convert them to Black & White.
Enjoy the view!
